I posted this on the Canadian Transit Thread this morning. If all goes according to the City's plan, whether of not we agree with all of it, we could have 85 kilometers of rail and 56 stations by 2030. Ottawa was far behind other cities, but we could catch up within only 20 years.
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Originally Posted by J.OT13
Ottawa O-Train. In red and green are the existing and Stage 2 lines (2001-2025), totaling 64 kilometers and 41 stations.
In orange (Barrhaven, 10 km and 7 stations) and purple (Kanata, 11 km, 8 stations) are Stage 3. If all goes according to plan, the entire network as currently invisioned should be completed by 2030, assuming a non-stop building phase. The network would total 85 kilometers and 56 stations.
Problems with the Confederation Line aside, this has worked out well. The Barrhaven and Kanata extensions are in blue ridings, the party that tends to be skeptical on transit investment. Will be much easier to push the mayor's demand that the province and feds fund 100% of this extension.
Problems with the Confederation Line aside, this has worked out well. The Barrhaven and Kanata extensions are in blue ridings, the party that tends to be skeptical on transit investment. Will be much easier to push the mayor's demand that the province and feds fund 100% of this extension.
No, it won't. There is not now, and never will be, any appetite on the part of the senior orders of government to fund any transit project with a municipal share of 0%, in any city in the country.
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No, it won't. There is not now, and never will be, any appetite on the part of the senior orders of government to fund any transit project with a municipal share of 0%, in any city in the country.
I have a feeling transit funding is going to be a big part of the next Ontario election.
One of the Ontario Liberal leadership candidates is advocating free transit fares, which i'm not a fan of.
More realistic would be a reversal of the PC gas tax move, itself a reversal of the former Liberal government's expansion of gas tax revenues, and possibly a move on tolling Toronto highways as Tory wanted. This would allow the municipalities to 'raise' their 1/3rd share more easily.
I'm betting TMP 2022 has no major changes, just including the updated stage 3 plans and more pedestrian and cycling facilities, plus some light BRT improvements along baseline and carling. That said, with the new 25 year planning window, there could be some interesting long-term conceptual links. The existing plan goes to 2031. The new one extends the horizon to 2046. The Conroy-Lees Hospital link, the Hunt Club-Walkley-Innes connector and associated south orleans BRT link were already on the last plan. I expect the Fallowfield bridge will get firmed up along with the leitrim and earl armstrong realignments. We may also see what the NCC has planned in terms of new parkways or interprovincial bridges.
Which ones there are being funded with 0% local financing?
Eglinton, Finch, the Ontario Line, Hurontario, and Hamilton are all fully funded by the provincial government through Metrolinx if I'm not mistaken. At various levels of approval and construction, of course.
Last edited by OCCheetos; Nov 13, 2019 at 4:12 AM.
Which ones there are being funded with 0% local financing?
All the GO projects with the exception of Union Station redevelopment. This includes the $10+ billion GO electrification plan. All the LRT lines being built in the GTA are to be owned, funded and operated by Metrolinx. The deal that Ottawa got was horrendous.
The city can continue to grow; there just need to be tighter constraints on the form that growth takes, starting with the basics of street layout, transportation hierarchy, and especially land use regulation. It's not just intensification of existing areas; new ones have to be built having shattered the post-war orthodoxy into tiny pieces.
So far, we still ain't doing much of that.
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